World of Warcraft – Blizzard Cleaning House – Win-Traders in PvP BGs Permabanned

Blizzard is cleaning the World of Warcraft house yet again. This time, the company took aim at so-called “win-traders”, groups who sell rated battleground wins for real-world currency. The identified accounts have been permanently banned as being in “clear violation” of the WoW Terms of Service. During the action, however, some accounts were perma-banned by mistake.

World of Warcraft – Ion Hazzikostas 7.2 Q&A Coming Later Today

Blizzard’s Ion Hazzikostas will be on hand in the World of Warcraft Twitch.tv channel today, Thursday, April 27th at 11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern. During the Q&A, Hazzikostas will be taking a retrospective look back at the recently released v7.2 update. The event will cover a number of topics including Broken Shore, Legion Assaults, dungeons and more.

World of Warcraft – No Plan to Restrict Flying on Kirin Tor Quests

The World of Warcraft team has stepped into a thread about players using their new-found ability to fly in the Broken Isles to complete Kirin Tor World Quests. Prior to flight, Kirin Tor quests required precise timing, directed jumps or the ability to stay inside a floating bubble across long distances. Since flying arrived, however, players have been using airborne mounts to complete the quests without any extra effort required.

World of Warcraft – Auction House Dance Party & Trial of Style Event on PTR

The World of Warcraft PTR has been updated with new additions to the mid-tier v7.2.5 patch. Several new features have been added including the Auction House Dance Party, a Trial of Style event, a new Pet Battle Dungeon and significant updates to several classes. In addition, the Black Temple timewalking raid is available but not quite ready for broad-based testing at this time.